Almost 542,000 patients waiting to be seen by a specialist for the first time

Minister for Health criticised by Sinn Féin as latest waiting list figures reach new high

has been accused of failing more than a half a million people who are in pain around the country as hospital waiting lists reached yet another record high.

When the number of people awaiting outpatient appointments in public hospitals rose to a new record of more than 523,000 at the end of January, Mr Harris said it was a period which coincided with the HSE managing emergency department pressures over the peak winter period. He also said industrial action by nurses over pay and retention issues which resulted in the cancellation of elective procedures was also undoubtedly reflected in the figures.

“Whether it is a hip replacement, an operation, eye surgery, these are people lying awake every night worrying about the care they can’t access,” she said.

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